Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21

Photographed by James Hulse, September 11, 2025

1. Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 Marker

Inscription. The MiG-21 is a Soviet-era Mach 2 fighter/interceptor. Approximately 60 countries across four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. The MiG-21 is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history. This MiG-21 has North Vietnamese Air Force insignia. This MiG-21 was donated to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium by Bob and Mary Ann Pezold. Bob is a former jet carrier pilot in the U.S. Navy who flew during the Vietnam era and has flown the MiG-21 as a civilian.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.

Location. 36° 12.455′ N, 95° 53.753′ W. Marker is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is at the intersection of North 74th East Avenue and East Port Road, on the right when traveling south on North 74th East Avenue. The MiG-21 aircraft and marker are located on the grounds of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3624 N 74th E Ave, Tulsa OK 74115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation

and specifically in the Cherokee Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marshal D. Roberts Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tulsa, Oklahoma (approx. 3.1 miles away); McIntyre Airport

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Cyrus Avery (approx. 3½ miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); In Recognition of Elizabeth Russell Sullivan (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rose Bowl Lanes (approx. 4.1 miles away); Admiral Place (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulsa.

Also see . . . Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 11, 2025

2. Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 and Marker

Closeup to the Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 11, 2025

3. Closeup to the Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.